In 2023, Maine had a population of 1.38M people with a median age of 44.8 and a median household income of $71,773. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Maine grew from 1.37M to 1.38M, a 0.765% increase and its median household income grew from $68,251 to $71,773, a 5.16% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Maine are White (Non-Hispanic) (90.6%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (2.36%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.63%), Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) (1.46%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.1%).
5.97% of the households in Maine reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
98.2% of the residents in Maine are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Maine are University of Maine (2,995 degrees awarded in 2023), University of Southern Maine (1,748 degrees), and University of New England (1,488 degrees).
In 2023, the median property value in Maine was $266,400, and the homeownership rate was 74%.
Most people in Maine drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Maine was 2 cars per household.
Maine borders New Hampshire.
